— Mississippi’s plan for spending $1.2 billion in federal funds to expand broadband access does not ensure the neediest communities in the state will benefit, a coalition of statewide organizations alleged Monday. The coalition called for the Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi office — the state entity created to manage billions in grant dollars — to ensure impoverished communities …
Gigi Sohn has been nominated by President Biden to serve on the Federal Communications Commission. Here’s the full quote: “While policymakers have focused disproportionately on broadband deployment in rural areas of the United States, Americans who live in cities also face enormous challenges to broadband connectivity.” In the very next sentence, Sohn cited research showing that “the country’s broadband adoption …
When it unveiled its National Broadband Plan in 2010, the Federal Communications Commission declared that every American should have access to affordable and robust broadband service by 2020, along with “the means and skills to subscribe.” It was the right goal; as the COVID-19 pandemic has made painfully obvious, broadband is key not just to economic growth and productivity, but …
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers, in his State of the State speech Tuesday delivered virtually for the first time in state history, called on the Legislature to update Wisconsin’s antiquated unemployment payment system and spend nearly $200 million to expand broadband access, two problem areas the coronavirus pandemic laid bare last year. Evers said if the Republican-controlled Legislature doesn’t …
Amazon is joining the space-race to provide internet accross the globe. The Seattle-headquartered tech company is planning to launch a network of 3,236 satellites in the lower Earth orbit in an ambitious attempt to provide broadband access to people around the globe. According to a GeekWire report, last month, Kuiper Systems LLC made three sets of filings with the International …
